Gorno Jelovce ( mk, Горно Јеловце, sq, Jalloc i Epërm) is a
village in the
municipality of
Gostivar
Gostivar ( mk, Гостивар , Albanian and Turkish: ''Gostivar''), is a city in North Macedonia, located in the upper Polog valley region. It is one of the largest municipalities in the country with a population of 81,042, and the town also ...
,
North Macedonia.
Demographics
Traditionally Gorno Jelovce is part of the Upper Polog region although it has also been associated with belonging to
Upper Reka
Upper Reka ( mk, Горна Река, Gorna Reka; ), meaning "Upper river", is a geographic and ethnographic subregion of the broader Reka region of western North Macedonia, including settlements within the upper left portion of the Municipali ...
, due to linguistic affiliations and cultural connections.
The population of Gorno Jelovce has consisted over time of Muslim and Orthodox people that are Albanian speakers and in contemporary times are also bilingual in Macedonian.
[. "Сите жителина Горно Јеловце денес се билингвисти, освен македонскиот го зборуваат и албанскиот јазик. .][. "Gjithashtu ka fshatra që nuk shtrihen buzë lumit Radika, si: Dufi me 5 lagjet e shpërndara: Çejani, Ballaboni, Arqevishi, Brezoveci, Tojlani. Ky fshat me lagjet e shpërndara traditën, veshjen, folklorin dhe të folmen e kanë të përbashkët me atë të Rekës së Epërme. Fshati Jellovcë e Epërme, ka tradita, veshje dhe gjuhë e dialekt të përbashkët, edhe pse janë në distancë të largët me Rekën e Epërme. [Also there are villages that do not near the mouth of the river Radika, like: Duf with its 5 scattered neighborhoods: Çejani, Ballaboni, Arqevishi, Brezoveci, Tojlani. This village with scattered neighborhoods tradition, dress, folklore and dialect have in common with that of Upper Reka. Upper Jelovce village, has traditions, costumes, language and dialect in common, although are some distance from Upper Reka.]"]
The Yugoslav census of 1953 recorded 275 people of whom 253 were Macedonians and 22 were Albanians.
The Yugoslav census of 1961 recorded 197 people of whom 185 were Macedonians and 12 were Albanians.
The village was without inhabitants during the Yugoslav censuses of 1971 and 1981.
The Macedonian census of 1994 recorded 2 people who self-declared as Macedonians.
[. "Gorno Jellovce/Jellovcë e Epërme: Dikur ishte fshati i madh. Banorët, pa dallim të konfesionit fetar, kanë qenë shqipfolës. orno Jellovce/Jellovcë e Epërme: It used to be a large village. The residents regardless of their religious affiliations have been Albanian speakers.]
As of the
2021 census, Gorno Jelovce had 4 residents with the following ethnic composition:
Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
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* Macedonians 4
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 2 inhabitants.[ Ethnic groups in the village include:][Macedonian Census (2002)]
''Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion''
The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 85.
*Macedonians 2
References
External links
Villages in Gostivar Municipality
Albanian communities in North Macedonia
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